Programme Coordinator x2 - France

OUR MISSION 

To prepare talented students from underrepresented backgrounds for career success through industry-specific education and training. 

OUR VALUES 

• Diversity:We value teamwork and champion diversity in all its forms, including diversity of thought.
• Innovation:We foster a culture of creativity and forward thinking. We continuously seeknew ideasto support our service users while ensuring the meaningful engagement of our sponsors.
• Integrity:We act with integrity and communicate openly with all our stakeholders.
• Collaboration:We provide a collaborative and rewarding environment with continuous personal and professional development opportunities for all.

This position offers substantial responsibility and opportunities for professional advancement. 

If successful, you will sit within the France team of SEO Europe, where you will support the preparation and delivery of multiple impactful and engaging initiatives, such as: 

• SEO Potenti’ELLEevents: Celebratory events showcasing inspiring women leaders, introducing the long-term vision for our female leadership programme, Potenti’ELLE, and providing networking opportunities for mentors and mentees. 
• France Finance Programme: A 6-month career readiness programme where master’s students benefit from educational Lunch & Learn sessions, industry insight sessions, coaching, soft skills training and access to internship opportunities at top investment banks, asset managers and alternative investment funds. 
• SEO Europe Finance Academy: A 1-month immersive event taking place online and in Paris, and designed to educate and train students intending to secure summer and off-cycle internships, while providing authentic exposure to top employers and demystifying the industry landscape and application process. 
• Student Outreach: Implementing outreach campaigns to help recruit more students from engineering schools and public universities across France. 
• Alumni engagement: Help structure and manage alumni engagement initiatives in Paris
• Occasional trips to Paris to deliver in-person events and execute our student outreach strategy.

There are three main activities within the France team: 

• Outreach (student recruitment) 
• ProgrammeDelivery (education and training events for students) 
• Alumni engagement(event and community management) 

The Programme Coordinator will serve as the administrative officer for the France team. You will support the team as needed and have specific responsibilities for identifying and onboarding students at business schools, engineering schools and universities across France, both online (social media, email marketing, webinars) and offline (in-person campus events and sponsored events). 

You will also play a key role in executing our social media strategy and managing our presence across platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram and WhatsApp. 

Responsibilities include: 

• Overall administration of student events, ensuring exceptional communication and coordination 
• Event management, student and partner communicationand coordination of all relevant stakeholders 
• Posting job opportunities on our student portal and creating content for our newsletter 
• Managing student queries andmaintainingrelationships 
• Coordinating outreachprogrammesand managing our Student Ambassador network 
• Identifying and onboarding students, while managing relationships with academic institutions and partners 
• Maintaining working documents, eventcalendarsand reports 
• Thinking creatively to improve outreachprogrammesand support social media management 
• Supporting the France team acrossprogrammedelivery and partnership initiatives as needed
• Ensuring all information and student data is managedin accordance withGDPR guidelines and updated in Salesforce 
• Running reports to track andmonitorprogrammeactivity and events through the CRM

• Able to travel to France occasionally 
• Project management skills 
• Interest in Diversity,Equity and Inclusion 
• Strong understanding of employability skills 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 
• Ability to use Microsoft Teams and Zoom 
• Team player with a proactive attitude 
• Strong communication, organisation, time management and listening skills 
• Strong business writing and presentation skills 
• Fluent in both French and English 

Desirable 

• Experience with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce 
• Experience with databases and data analysis 
• Outreach and networking experience 
• Social media management experience 
• Experience in communications and creating visual content 
• Previous experience working with charities or associations focused on diversity and inclusion 
• Experience working with postsecondary institutions or student clubs